Great Falls native Leaf alienated his home state with his immature behavior during his disastrous NFL career. Respondents' most hated opponents: Montana State (16%) and the universities of Idaho (16%) and Montana (9%).

COLOR PHOTO: JOHN W. MCDONOUGH (LEAF)COLOR ILLUSTRATION Enthuse-o-meter On a scale of 1 to 100, how would you rate your state'senthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'? COLD--73.2--HOT Rank: 33rd of first 42 states polled

Before he became the premier postseason performer of his generation, the Patriots icon was a middling college quarterback who invited skepticism, even scorn, from fans and his coaches. That was all—and that was everything